Coe Twins Celebrate Sixth Birthday at Baker's Camp
The Coe twins Si and Poe of 299 East State Street marked their sixth birthday with a cabin party at Baker's Camp near Athens. About 32 friends joined games, a fish pond, and ice cream and cake served by Ruth Cone and three helpers, with Miss Cone organizing activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Baker's Camp
Si Coe
Harold Coe
East State Street
Athens
Ruth Cone
Patsy Sherrard
Mary
Birthday Reunion Celebrates Burleighs and Franks
A large family event at Mrs. Elizabeth B. Frank's Pleasanton home marked three birthdays in one day. Guests from Athens Albany Philadelphia and others joined about 40 relatives for a picnic lunch and an informal program recounting Burleigh family history.
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William
Sarah Moor Burleigh
Athens County
Frank
Martha Jones Breaks Arm on Virginia Beach Trip
Martha Jones twelve year old daughter of Professor and Mrs Evan Jones fractured her left arm at the tennis court beside the hotel in Virginia Beach. The injury will end a three week vacation planned by the family. Her brother previously fracturing his arm from a fall is noted in the letter to her grandmother Mrs John Finsterwald. Nearby visitors included Mr and Mrs Harley Post and daughters Marie and Eva and son Carl of Russell Town, with cousins Mr Post and Mrs Dent. Others at the Dent home were Mr and Mrs Herbert Moore and sons Allan and Lewis, Whitehall, Mrs William Rueton and daughter Evelyn, Athens and Mr and Mrs Waldo Poston and daughters Doris and Jean, R D 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jones
Evan Jones
Virginia Beach
John Finsterwald
Martha
Harley Post
Marie
Eva
Carl
Russell, Town
Lovey Dent
West Union Street
Post
Dent
Herbert Moore
Allan
Lewis
Whitehall
William Rueton
Evelyn
Athens
Waldo Poston
Doris
Jean
R. D
Fall Old Fashion Hats Fashion Waistline Watch
Paris fashion writer Rosette Hargrove notes the winter collections emphasize evening wear with slim silhouettes. She describes siren sheath gowns, Greek inspired robes, and old fashioned drop-shoulder gowns, urging a trim waist and straight back to wear basques and slim skirts in a modern yet nostalgic 1890s style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
World’s Fair visits and Virginia trips headline Dayton social notes
Mr and Mrs George Whipple and family visit Chicago for the World’s Fair while staying with relatives in La Grange Ill Professor and Mrs George McLaughlin and daughter Helen return from Ocean View Va after a two week vacation Mrs P B Lawrence Bertha Dailey Opal McWhorter Ath ens Miss Dorcas Dubois Chillicothe Mrs Riley from Chicago after two weeks at the World’s Fair Mr and Mrs C J Herrly dine with Mrs Alex Nelson at Elmwood Place Robert Coates son Maynard Merrill Chase Louise Mary Elizabeth Blackburn motor to Logan Elm and the Seven Caves Miss Emma Benham of Dayton visits with Mrs Rena Slye and Miss Nelle Slye then tours Shenandoah Valley ending at Natural Bridge Va with a return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Whipple
Eldridge
Martha
Chicago
Mrs. Whipple
la Grange
Ill
George McLaughlin
Helen McLaughlin
Franklin Avenue
Ocean View
P. B. Lawrence
Bertha F. Dailey
Opal McWhorter
Athens
Dorcas DuBois
Chillicothe
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Virginia Beach
Mt. Vernon
Monticello
Fredericksburg
Washington
DD. C
Robert Coates
Maynard
Merrill Chase
Louise
Mary Elizabeth Blackburn
Logan Elm
The
Seven Caves
Emma Benham
Dayton
Rena Slye
Nelle Slye
North Court Street
Miss Benham
Business Men Spelled Down in Ye Olde Spelling Bee Revival
In Athens the Kiwanis organized a revival spelling bee where Cliff Cornell and Sam Erskine judged and supervised. Tom Byrne won after a tense contest with Lew Roberts and the Beckleys versus the Ruthers, amid protests and disputed words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cliff Cornell
Sam Erskine
Kiwanis
Tom Byrne
Lew Roberts
Beckleys
Byrne
Erskine
Massachusetts
Rutherford
A. E. Whaley
Beckley
Roberts
Kanawha
Whaley
Three Year Old Joan Morgan Injured In Wringer Incident
Joan Morgan, three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Herrold Morgan, suffered a badly fractured arm Monday morning when it was caught in a washing machine wringer. Her brother Thurman L second, remains in a sling from a summer fracture after a tricycle fall on Central Avenue.
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R Mn Morg
Social Notes From Hebbardsville and Nearby Towns
Local society column lists visits and weekend gatherings. Lizzie Tinker of Kent spent Monday with A. H. Dowler. the Richardson family hosted two children. the Wingos hosted guests over the weekend. Other entries mention travels to Columbus West Virginia and Chicago Worlds Fair, along with a Pratts Fork baseball game attendance.
New York Proposes Death Penalty for Kidnapping
Albany Aug 22 The New York State Legislature approved a bill imposing a maximum death penalty for kidnapping upon Governor Lehman’s recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Guv Lehman
Ocean Park Beauty Contest Honors Male Peach Winner
Dave Zeitz won first prize for comeliness of physique at a beauty pageant for men held at Ocean Park California. Pictured are Gladys Jeans and Rose Vespro with the winner.
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Ocean Park
Calif
Dave Zeitz
Peach
Gladys Jeans
Rose Vespro
Vaccination urged for Athens school children
Health nurse Miss Viola Fell urged vaccination for all children entering local schools. The Athens board of education requires vaccination for first year students and the local health department supports the measure as schools await an official opening date.
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Athens
Viola Fell
Athens Board of Education
Kidnaping Suspects Said Headed East
Philadelphia police guarded all approaches to catch four suspects in the Ursche and Jake the Barber Kidnapings who were reported moving east by bus and car toward the 68 automobile route.
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Philadelphia
Ursche
Jake the Barber
Women of Wesleyan Society Entertains Guests
Miss Laura Bailey hosts eleven members of the Business and Professional Women's Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist Church in Cuyahoga Falls. The group plans to stay through Wednesday evening. Bailey previously served as an active member in Cuyahoga Falls.
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Laura Bailey
Church Street
Business and Professional Women's Wesleyan Service Guild Society
Methodist Church
Cuyahoga Falls
Monument for Elias Wilson Erected by Belpre Legion
The Belpre American Legion helped secure a War Department furnished monument for Civil War veteran Elias Wilson. It was shipped from Washington and erected in the Baptist Church Cemetery with Howard Dewees and Floyd Richards overseeing the setup.
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Belpre American Legion
Elias Wilson
War Department
Washington, D. C
Baptist Church
Howard Dewees
Floyd Richards
Legion
Clarence Gillilan
Akron
Billy McGrew
Glouster
M. A. McGrew
McGrew
Cal Htchcock
New York
Martha Hitchcock
Athens
C. E. McClain
Ferrer
Paul Stetler
Newville
W. Va
G. C. Jones
John Eubank
Freda Gillilan
Harry L. Gordon
Glendale
Pointeau Baril
Ontario
Can
Certificate Exam Set For Friday At Ath ens Junior High
Final teachers' examination for county certificates will be held Friday August 25 at the Athens Junior High School Building. Kenneth C Ray county superintendent announced the 8 am start time and that the test is open to anyone seeking a teaching certificate.
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Athens
Kenneth C Ray
Local Residents Attend Visits and Trips Across Towns
Social notes list Miss Anna Mae Hoisington and Mrs. Malone hosting guests from Claysville and Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Leighty return from Philadelphia with Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Quest travel to Chicago World’s Fair and Bear Lake summer home. Jane Lee and David Quest accompany grandparents. Rev Calvin Avenue returns to Springfield for state church duties. Miss Clara Poston returns from New York to Minford area. varied visits from Athens, Pleasantonville, and Pennsylvanian towns noted.
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A. R. Quest
North
Lancaster Street
Chicago
Shattuck Military School
Fairbault
Minn
Mr. Quest
St. Paul
Adolph Bremer, Jr
Bear Lake
Jane Lee
David Quest
D. E. Sites
Pleasantonville
A. W. Quest
Athens
Calvin B
Springfield
Goa
Ralph
Mary
Betty
Donna
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Jean Williams
Julia Coe
Margaret Coulter
Marilyn Covert
Jean Cutler
Marilyn Sue Rowland
Bob Link
Gregory Zenner
F. J. Beasley
John Good
Joe Tritipo
Jack Tritipo
Bobby Vercoe
Evan Fitzgerald
Ursula Kathryn Green
Katherine Hess
Jane Grover
Danny Smith
New Cameron
Barth Jo Kinsel
Julia Slingluff
Sally Hawkins
Bobby Mills
Billy
Burleighs
Franks
Elizabeth B. Frank
Pleasanton
Nihle B. Frank
Columbia Township
Inlaw
Elza J. Wood
Elliott Street
Burleigh
Viola M. Burleigh
D. F. Burleigh
H. E. Nice
George J. Leighty
Marion
Eds
C. C. Leighty
Lurene Buck
Guysville
Gordon Ruth
Shade
Mabel Mae Frank
Lew Martin
Ethel Frank Bratton
Jean Marie
Ralph O'Donald
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sisson
Waiu 2c
Cline’s Pharmacy
Dexter
Wheaton
Carole Lombard
Los Angeles
William Powell
Carson City
Nev
E. K. Peters
Roscoe Turner
Carole
Rosette Hargrove
C. J. Herrly
Florence Nelson
Niagara Falls
Herrly
Alex Nelson
Elmwood Place
Fred Sands
Rutherfords
Earl Beckley
Doc Bowman
Charlie Bethel
Doc Henry
Fred Weber
Frank Kayser
Ben Covert
Allegheny
Clifton
Sprague
M. M. Kerr
Kelvina
Harvey Householder
Charlie Burnett
Don Barr
Doctor Studer
Pete Good
Rol Jones
Captain Rutherford
Silvus
Pat
Heatrola
Heatrola Py
All Heatrolas
Joan Morgan
Will Beckley
Luhrig
al Fortenburg
Bonnie Lous
Norma Jean
Barberton
Val Zimmerman
Hilda
Emma Jean
Ironton
Stella Jones
Elizabeth Strauss
Delbert
Harold Graham
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Graham
A. E. Graham
Sand Ridge
Hebbardsville
Lizzie Tinker
Kent
A. H. Dowler
John Richardson
V. Wingo
Harry Davis
Gene Carsey
Canters Cave
Martha Blackwood
Columbus
Olan Collins
Vinton County
Albert Buckley
Mineral
A. W. Hudwell
C. O. Wingo
O. B. Henthorne
Clyde Oxley
Charleston
R. H. King
West Virginia
W.S. Parker
Carl Parker
Lulu Baughman
William Whaley
Pratts Fork
H. W. Davis
Stewart
Women of
Wesleyan Society
Anna Mae Hoisington
Mary Malone
John and
Robert
Claysville
E. H. Cain
Washington, Pa
Albert Carpenter
O. C. Leighty
Williams
Ideas
Clara Poston
Columbia
Minford
Ohio
W. E Hannings Avenue
Ang
James
Ang Dorsey
Alex Root
Lilhin Gow
Athens Ice & Storage
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